Spotify has good news if your audiobooks suddenly stopped playing

The outage was first reported earlier that day, with Reddit users describing failures on phones, desktops and the web. Spotify acknowledged the problem via its Community forum, saying it had received reports that audiobook playback was not working properly and that teams were working on a fix.

Spotify has since marked the incident as "Fixed," stating that the issue should now be resolved for everyone and advising users to ensure they have the latest version of the app.

Some users have confirmed their audiobooks are working again. One Reddit user who could not play chapters said the problem appeared to resolve itself; another said playback resumed after being stuck. However, others report that they are still unable to play audiobooks on multiple devices and platforms.

The reported symptoms varied. Some said playback would start loading and then immediately stop, while others saw rapid chapter skipping without playing anything. One user could not download an audiobook, with the app showing an endless loading indicator.

It remains unclear whether Spotify's fix is still rolling out, whether the underlying issue is not fully resolved, or whether some users face a separate problem. Spotify has not provided technical details about the cause or the fix.

For now, Spotify asks affected users to update the app and try again, and to start a new thread on the Help board if problems persist.